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McCall's Easy Sewing Book Pink Cats Softcover McCall Corp Sewing 1960 Vtg MCM: $18.99
- McCall's Easy Sewing Book is a mid-century how-to guide produced by McCall Corporation for home dressmakers and beginners.
- Published in English in the United States by McCall Corporation, New York, with 1960 copyright; lithographed in U.S.A.; original 50¢ cover price.
- Staple-bound softcover booklet in pink card wraps featuring two Siamese kittens in a sewing basket with measuring tape, thread spools, and McCall's dress patterns.
- The fully illustrated text combines instructional diagrams and fashion sketches printed in black with bright accent colors including orange, green, yellow, and blue.
- Table of contents sections cover choosing patterns and fabrics, styling your wardrobe, basic cutting and sewing guides, pressing, basting, and seam finishes.
- Additional chapters explain darts, tucks, pleats, facings, collars, sleeves, buttonholes, plackets, zippers, belts and buckles, pockets, and a variety of hems.
- Later sections address lacy finishes, decorative stitches, embroidery, linings, sewing for men and boys, and "Junior Editions" focused on sewing clothing for children.
- A closing "Fun and Gifts" section suggests projects using McCall's patterns and fabric transfers for toys, dolls, pillows, bags, and home accessories, followed by an alphabetical index through page 112.
- Back cover carries a period advertisement for Talon zippers, reinforcing the vintage 1960 sewing-ephemera charm of this booklet.
- An engaging retro sewing manual and reference for collectors of McCall's publications, mid-century fashion, and vintage dressmaking instruction.
• Condition: This mid-century 1960 McCall's oversized softcover sewing volume shows light exterior handling but remains a solid, attractive reference and collectible sewing book. The pink card wraps display surface rubbing, faint scratches, small corner creases, slight cover curl at the fore-edge, and a bit of handling soil along the edges, with the cover art and black-and-white Talon zipper ad on the rear still sharp. The stapled binding is secure and the text block lies flat, opening easily without weakness. Interior pages are evenly age toned but clean and fully legible on the pages shown, with bright mid-century illustrations and no handwriting or highlighting visible. A corner or edge might have light rubs and a small bump or two, but nothing severe. No loose or missing pages. • Ships from a Pet-Free and Smoke-Free Home. • Shipping Note: We refuse to profit from your shipping, and we will include multiple options so you can select the mailing method that works best for you and costs you the least. We refund any excess shipping costs you pay if you order more than one item and pay for all of them in one cart. Note: We cannot combine outside-the-USA orders. Finally, we are not allowed to ship via UPS or FedEx to P.O. Boxes. • Yes! We wrap extremely well and ship every single weekday (except the rare times when our listings disclose that we are away)!
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